MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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